Post Shoot Work -

After the photoshoot I knew I had to do some Photoshop work in order to create a background suitable for each photograph. Some of them could use the standard studio background with a little adjustments to make it look more like the sky. Though some required me to create various layers based of other photographs from the shoot such as the Swap series.

It was slightly difficult to create the InDesign document as a calander though I managed to do it in the end. The main problem was the different sizes of most of the photographs fitting them into a regulated square though still making sure enough detail remained in the photographs themselves.

Overall I think it was a successful shoot though given more time previous to the shoot day I would have created much larger Foodscapes. However this was not the case so I did the best I could with what I had and that was still effective.

Photoshoot Results

I am very pleased with the results from this photoshoot, the lighting was not as issue as it was a very simple set up.

When shooting and trying to create 3 unqiue photographs from the same landscape I decided that times of day would work well. Therefore the lighting was changed to mimic times of day and further edited within Photoshop to enhance this.

Luckily none of the food wilted or defiled under the hot lights. I believe that some of the foodscapes came out better than others due to their different creation.

For example the Caulifour Snow Scene I think where much better than the Potatoe & Salmon River Canyon Scene, as it was easy to create multiple shots from the Snow than it was from the River. As the River had a very basic design and the Snow was slightly more complex.

Here are some preliminary examples of the shoot -

Designs for Foodscapes

I have finalised my ideas for my 4 foodscapes.

- Cauliflour & Salmon Snow Plains & Lake

- Potatoe & Blueberry Casm & River

- Spinach & Borccoli Swap

Mushroom & Cucumber Desert

I could not rotate the images which is a nightmare. However these are my designs for my Foodscapes.

Inspiration

I suppose this really should have been mentioned before though it sliped my mind! Too focused on the project!

The inspiration for this project came from Carl Warner, famous for creating incredable wonderful foodscapes as can be seen below -

Warner has always been a photographer I have admired simply because he has done somthing unqiue and different to every other photographer out there. Along with being truley interesting to look at!

Attempting this myself is a difficult feat in itself as im not only taking the photograph but actually creating it. Never the less I shall do my best  in creating my own foodscapes.

Though looking further into art constructed from food I found an old artist - Giuseppe Arcimboldo - who did a similar thing though rather than landscapes and a camera he used the human form and a paint brush. Creating somthing just as impressive.

Creation Ideas - Continued

I have recently had more ideas about what I can create for the photoshoot.

Where as one foodscape will be a swamp created from spinach, broccoli, asparagus & a banana boat and another made from various potatoes and blueberrys to create a type of canyon with a river through the middle of it.

Though I had another idea based less off landscapes and more off locations. I though what could be interesting would be to create a bar scene from fruit and vegetables possibly to show to summer sequence.

As for winter I thought a scene frabricated from coliflour, asparagus, garlic and a dusting of iceing sugar to create snow.

Each foodscape will be built over the coming weekend and transported for the photoshoot.

Creation Ideas -

I have decided to attempt to create 4 different foodscapes based off the seasonal fruits,vegetables and possibly meals of the time.

- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter

Then taking 3 photographs of each at different times of day, morning, noon and night.

Ideas for the actual Foodscape -

One idea I had which I though could be quite interesting was a swamp or marshland made from cooked spinach, broccoli and asparagus. Possibly for the summer shoot.

Another was attempt to create a mountain range from various potatoes and other such fruit and veg.

Lighting Plan & Ideas

As for the lighting set up for my Foodscape shoots the idea was to replicate the sun. Well not the sun but using lighting to replicate its affects.

By using a single tungesten light source in various locations to show times of day. Creating a sunset scene could be very interesting aswell.

On top of that I believe I will have to use a fill light of some description in order to illuminate the background.

Obviously flash will be used to sharpen and fill the foodscape.

As for apature I think it will be quite sharp somthing along the lines of F/11.

Lens wise I think a 55/35mm or 80/50mm lens to get the most detail.

Preliminary Idea -

Foodscapes -

This studio shoot is based around the inanimate object, essentiall still life. While personally I am not strong when it comes to the studio or still life photography I have had what I think is a rather creative idea.

I shall be creating a 'Foodscape' which is a landscape constructed entirely from food stuffs. This type of work was made famous by Photographer Carl Warner who will also be my main source of inspiration and research for this project.

While I realise it will be a difficult feat to create a decent photograph landscape from food will be difficult I will be doing a few test runs before hand.

As for the photographs working as a sequence my thoughts where to use seasonal fruit and veg to create various landscapes, thus leading back to the title 'Calander'. However I also realise that creating 4 different foodscape could also be highly taxing and difficult to construct, let alone transport.

Finally studio lighting will be difficult as the heat of the lights could melt, wilt or damage the foodscape.